Salim Kipsang (born 22 December 1979) is a Kenyan

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, who specializes in the

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and marathon.

Life

Kipsang was born in 1979. Both he and his brother are runners. His brother Henry is married to the road runner Diana Sigei Chepkemoi.Diana Sigei Chepkemoi
baa.rg, Retrieved 3 February 2016 Kipsang won a silver medal over 10,000 m at the

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in Annecy. Moving on to

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, he claimed victory at the 2000 edition of the Cross de Soria in Spain. He competed in 10,000 m at the 2003 World Championships in

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without finishing the race. Among his first successes on the road was a win at the Grand Prix von Bern 10-miler in 2002. He won the

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in 2005 with a time of 2:08:04. Kipsang was the 2006 winner of the 20 van Alphen race. He finished third at the 2007

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, setting a personal best of 2:07:29 hours, and won the 2009

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. He returned to Tokyo in both 2010 and 2011 but managed only ninth and eighth place, respectively. He returned to the marathon podium in Japan at the inaugural edition of the Osaka Marathon in October 2011, placing third in a time of 2:14:18 hours.October 2011 AIMS Results
AIMS (October 2011). Retrieved on 2011-11-01.

Achievements

*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

References

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1979 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners Paris Marathon male winners Tokyo Marathon male winners {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub